Synopsis

Craft Spells turn "Your Tomb" into a lightly comic crime story. The band members find themselves pursuing a dangerous woman and attempting to bring her under control, with the chase unfolding through awkward encounters and deliberately deadpan behavior. The premise plays against the song's hazy, romantic sound, creating a strange mix of dream-pop melancholy and slapstick menace. Rather than presenting a literal visual translation of the lyrics, the video uses an offbeat narrative about pursuit, danger, and the band's attempts to stop a killer.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was released in September 2011, several months after "Your Tomb" appeared on Craft Spells' debut album, "Idle Labor," which was released on March 22, 2011.

• Contemporary descriptions emphasized the video's comic treatment of murder and its intentionally odd premise. The humor comes from treating the pursuit almost like a low-budget crime caper rather than a serious thriller.

• The video's violent storyline contrasts with Craft Spells' soft, reverberant dream-pop sound. That mismatch between romantic atmosphere and absurd danger is central to its appeal.

• "Your Tomb" was one of the tracks that helped establish the nostalgic, 1980s-influenced character of "Idle Labor," an album often associated with dream pop, synth pop, and post-punk revival sounds.

• The official video was published through Craft Spells' own YouTube channel and later circulated through additional music-video outlets, helping it remain one of the band's more recognizable early clips.